Geof. and I (and June) were able to take a quick trip to Philly this weekend. Other than me being half asleep the whole time (not from boredom, just from lack of sleep), we had a very good trip. We also were able to visit the Amish people of Intercourse, Pennsylvania...yes, real name. I lOVED It!

Geof. shaking hands with an Irish immigrant.

We just found June up here. It was crazy.

Liberty Bell.

I rarely do crafts with my kids. For some reason, I've had a few days here where I actually wanna do crafts with them. While Dayne and June were napping yesterday, Cole and I did a "popcorn tree". And this is what turned out. Cute Cole.

......and then tonight, we painted birdhouses. The kids were extremely excited for this one. It was way cheap at michaels, and I was pretty disappointed that I didn't buy an extra one for myself. Maybe I'll have to go back and get one.

Cole wanted to do Superman colors.

va. dreams

okay so i think i'm going insane. perhaps because i continue to eat right before bed. So a couple of nights ago i have this dream which seams to last all night long, that i am hunting the predator. yes, schwartzeneger the indian guy, carl withers, and others with larger arms than me were hunting the predator. ALL NIGHT LONG. still when i awoke we couldn't seem to catch that sucker. then last night i have a dream that a polar bear has broken into the house and is attacking the family. darla and are able to get the kids in one room and then find a shot gun to shoot the bear. the problem is there are only 2 shells and darla feels that she should shoot the bear because it would be fun and she's a better shot. this is very close to reality, the savage polar bear banging against the door is not. once again i awake with out bagging the nemesis.
also the other day i landed in o'hare where i never run into any one i know. i get off the plane and the pilot taking the plane from me is a bud-e i instructed with. then i walk inside and see a pilot for another airline that i used to instruct with as well. after saying good bye to him i begin walking and hear my name being called. it's my grandma marva on her way back from ohio. very good to see her after such a long time. i was about to dawn a class reunion t-shirt just in case. it was crazy...but not as crazy as my freaky dreams. it's 6 p.m. right now and i'm done eating for the day. peace.

Hysterical

Thank you Hermana Lark for the funniest video ever!! have you guys seen this kid?! I love his pronunciation! I too was laughing so hard I was in tears!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqXYwNDrU8k

2 cute kids

I love this video. Cole is so sincere and it's one of the few times he's actually stood still long enough for a video or pic. And Dayne cracks me up. She's totally out of it...way exhausted.

We can't get rid of Dayne's binkie! Last time we went up to D.C. as a family (about a month ago), I was really trying not to do the binkie thing, and Geof. finally drove to the store on our first night and picked some up because he was so desperate and sick of Dayne whining (this was HuGE for Geof. He does NOT go to the store). So here she is asleep on the couch with her much needed binkie in place just in case she wakes up.
The sweetest beebs finally standing with Daddy.
Cute pic of Cole and Dayne when we were in Cali. last. Look at how beautiful Cole's head of hair is! I sure miss it when it's gone. He has gorgeous hair!
Typical grumpy Cole face.

St. Patty's Day

I picked Cole up from school today and he was sooo excited to tell me about the leprochauns that had broken in to his classroom and "ruined" (his words) everything. "They even tipped over the garbage can!". When we got home he ran around the house looking to see if they'd messed up our place. And yes, they had. (; Cole is adorable and has so much life in him. Too much recently, to the point of throwing constant fits and crying episodes. We're working on him though. Well, we and prayer are at least. Here's June trying to eat some bananas. Most ended up on the floor. And lastly, one funny story about Dayne. This morning I told her to lean over her bowl of cereal while eating (she's always spilling all over the place), to which she responded with a hand to her ear and a "quiet mom, I'm talking on the phone". I didn't even know what to do except cover my mouth, run to my room, and call Geof. laughing. She's so funny and such a brat at the same time! We love her though.